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Places › England › London › Lewisham Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Waterlink Way Walking route 12 km ▾
Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)
Named route Ref WW Length 12 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring (section 03) - alternative avoiding steps in Walking route ▾
alternative avoiding steps in Beckenham Place Park
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lewisham Promenade Walking route ▾
signed walking route along Lewisham High Street
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Silk Mill Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 190 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 64 (detour) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (64) Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C33 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 17 (obsolete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17
Show on map LCN 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
28,956 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,956 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Egyptian Goose +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Embidopsocus enderleini · Viridicerus ustulatus · Orsillus depressus · Cerylon ferrugineum · Dorypteryx domestica +5
Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera Stenamma debile Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,956 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Egyptian Goose +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Embidopsocus enderleini · Viridicerus ustulatus · Orsillus depressus · Cerylon ferrugineum · Dorypteryx domestica +5
Embidopsocus enderleini Embidopsocus enderleini Viridicerus ustulatus Viridicerus ustulatus Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum Dorypteryx domestica Dorypteryx domestica Ptinella aptera Ptinella aptera Stenamma debile Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenamma debile
Stenamma debile
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Rhizophagus bipustulatus Rhizophagus bipustulatus2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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